The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right eye disorder and service connection for left eye macular degeneration, to include as secondary to his right eye disorder, are intertwined. Therefore, the RO must adjudicate these issues before addressing the issue of a higher rating for his right eye disorder.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims are intertwined due to the potential impact on the appropriate rating for his service-connected right eye disorder if left eye macular degeneration is found to be secondary to his right eye disease.
- Claimed conditions
- chorioretinitis of the right eye, left eye macular degeneration
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0605513
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for chorioretinitis of the right eye was denied because his visual acuity in the right eye could be corrected to 20/30, and there was no evidence of active pathology.
- Denied
The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right eye disability, which is currently rated at 20 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chorioretinitis of both eyes and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The decision found that any pre-existing eye condition did not exist prior to entering service, but was aggravated during service beyond its natural progression.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for left eye macular dysplasia and degeneration, finding that new evidence did not establish a link to his military service.
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